安慰

Chinese

		content; calm; still content; calm; still; quiet; to pacify; peace; how	reassure
trad. (安慰)		安	慰
simp. ^#(安慰)		安	慰
2nd round simp.		安尉
anagram		慰安

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): ānwèi

(Zhuyin): ㄢㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): on¹ wai³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ôn-vi / ôn-ví
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): an-ùi / an-ùiⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: ānwèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄢㄨㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: anwèi
  - Wade–Giles: an¹-wei⁴
  - Yale: ān-wèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: anwey
  - Palladius: аньвэй (anʹvɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀän⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: on¹ wai³
  - Yale: ōn wai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: on¹ wai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: on¹ wei³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɔːn⁵⁵ wɐi̯³³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ôn-vi
  - Hakka Romanization System: on´ vi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: on¹ vi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /on²⁴⁻¹¹ vi⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ôn-ví
  - Hakka Romanization System: on´ vi`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: on¹ vi³
  - Sinological IPA: /on²⁴ vi³¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: an-ùi
  - Tâi-lô: an-uì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: an'uix
  - IPA (Taipei): /an⁴⁴⁻³³ ui¹¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /an⁴⁴⁻²² ui²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /an³³ ui⁴¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /an⁴⁴⁻³³ ui²¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: an-ùiⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: an-uìnn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: an'vuix
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /an⁴⁴⁻²² uĩ²¹/

Middle Chinese: 'an 'jw+jH

Rime
Character	安	慰
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	影 (34)	影 (34)
Final (韻)	寒 (61)	微 (21)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	烏寒切	於胃切
Baxter	'an	'jw+jH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔɑn/	/ʔʉi^H/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔɑn/	/ʔʷɨi^H/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔɑn/	/ʔiuəi^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔan/	/ʔuj^H/
Li Rong	/ʔɑn/	/ʔiuəi^H/
Wang Li	/ɑn/	/ĭwəi^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʔɑn/	/ʔwe̯i^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	ān	wèi
Expected Cantonese Reflex	on¹	wai³

Verb

安慰

to comfort; to console
她的狗死後，我們盡力安慰她。 [MSC, trad.]
她的狗死后，我们尽力安慰她。 [MSC, simp.]
Tā de gǒu sǐ hòu, wǒmen jìnlì ānwèi tā. [Pinyin]
We tried to console her when her dog died.

有他在這兒真是一個巨大的安慰。 [MSC, trad.]
有他在这儿真是一个巨大的安慰。 [MSC, simp.]
Yǒu tā zài zhèr zhēn shì yī ge jùdà de ānwèi. [Pinyin]
It was a great comfort to have him here.

Synonyms

告慰 (gàowèi)
寬慰／宽慰 (kuānwèi)
慰問／慰问 (wèiwèn)
慰撫／慰抚 (wèifǔ)
撫慰／抚慰 (fǔwèi)

Adjective

安慰

at ease; pleased
這些話讓她心裡感到很安慰。 [MSC, trad.]
这些话让她心里感到很安慰。 [MSC, simp.]
Zhèxiē huà ràng tā xīnli gǎndào hěn ānwèi. [Pinyin]
These words made her feel very much at ease.

Synonyms

快慰 (kuàiwèi)
欣慰 (xīnwèi)

Derived terms

安慰劑／安慰剂 (ānwèijì)
安慰賽／安慰赛 (ānwèisài)
自我安慰

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